Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on receiving the previous homeowner’s mail, open office distractions, keeping touch with coworkers who are let go and sending thank yous to those who weren’t invited to the wedding. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about friends who are always on their phones. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postsc...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on pay raise celebrations, handling robocalls, lost-gift guilt and a post wedding brunch. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about a party incident that left a stain and who should make up for the damage. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on wedding attire. See omnystudio.com/listene...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on escalating bad behavior, can the mother of the groom wear black, addressing adults formally and mistakes in thank you notes. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about how to handle bridesmaids with babies. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on having perspective in the world of etiq...

On today’s show we take your questions on post-holiday fumbles, having difficult housemates, family members who comment on people’s bodies and being loud in the library. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about travel tipping dilemmas. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on politeness as a tool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on trash day in the neighborhood, feeling obligated to take hand-me-downs, cleaning up after adult step-kids and a wedding budget bungled. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about cranky customers and how to handle them. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on politeness as a tool. See...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on restless roommates, considering vegetarians, thank-yous for thank-yous, partners not included and waiting for baby. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about first names for ever. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on new etiquette trends coming in 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on unexpected extended stays, buffet etiquette, exes not being an easy topic and group gift credit. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about a very sweet mom to be who wants a baby shower and wants it her way. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on combating holiday stress. See omnystudio.com/...

On today’s show we take your questions on post-thanksgiving drama, tricky Christmas card last names, being stuck cooking during your party and no shoe households. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about turning down a second-kid baby shower. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on thank-you notes from Emily Post’s Etiquette, 1922 edition. See...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on invitations for exes, less than awesome gifts from family for your wedding, moving on from roommates, a question of gifts for graduates, and titles for widows and beyond. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about office secret Santa registries. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on consider...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on sisters as bridesmaids, shared office temperatures, changing birthday plans, thanking wedding guests for attending, and serving leftovers to guests. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about wedding postponements and the gift questions that come with them. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment...

On today’s show we take your questions on always paying for the group Uber, gifts for meeting the parents, picking up guests at the airport and travel costs for job interviews. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about personalized nursery gifts. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on Thanksgiving prep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on second marriage registries, tipping during the holidays, addressing baby announcements and a follow-up to our segment on family dynamics. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about planning a wedding around family members with children. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on thanksgiving prep...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on forced family t-shirts, congratulations cards and where to send them, thank you notes for engagement gifts and repairing relationships with in-laws. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about flower girls not invited to the reception. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on awkward moments tha...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on space heaters over heating spaces, a precious doll and where she should live, being baby-showered-out and keeping friends-giving adults only. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about taking Job A but wanting Job B. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on serving utensils from the wonderful M...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on deflecting work questions, people commenting on your engagement ring, how to talk to honey about hygiene habits, and whether or not plastic counts as formal. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about exiting smaller social gatherings. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on travel abroad. See...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on workplace gossip about a disliked coworker, a wedding gift for a couple that eloped, how early is too early to begin yard work, and how to nicely say “you’ve told me this story before”. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about etiquette for wearing headphones in public. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a pos...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on hosting someone else’s party at your house, who should cover the bill, setting a dress code for the wedding, and requesting cash for kids’ birthday presents. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about sending a condolence card to someone you haven’t formally met yet. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscri...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on surgery scar conversations, throwing your boss under the bus, a snoring house-guest, and smelly neighbors’ shoes. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about people who are always correcting others. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on RSVP wedding etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on rejected baked goods, toilet seats at work, being left on read, comments about chunky babies. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about kids who go wild for bounce houses. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on RSVP wedding etiquette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on what’s the deal with NEE, really no plus-ones to the wedding, Vermont house guests who are breaking the bank, last minute bridesmaid addition, and a question that warrants the answer "no, no, and just no." For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about house-guests with phobias. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on charity donations instead of registries, should you attend your sister in laws high school graduation, how to handle roommate recommendations for someone you had a bad relationship with, and a cell phone apology rule debunked. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about extra guests to the ceremony. Plus your most excellent feedback,...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on a handkerchief follow up, no invitation extensions please, how to list parents of the happy couple in the wedding program and how to tell mom she’s just not pleasant any more. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about how to block personal and negative conversations at work so you can focus. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiqu...

On today’s show (one day late) Lizzie and Dan take your questions on a ghosting mother in law, talking about personal issues at work, funeral flowers with a return shipping request and google searching during a conversation. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about asking for personal items after a funeral. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment...

On today’s show we take your questions on complicated family wedding drama, a habitual handshaker, gifts from clients, and umbrella etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about what the deal is with potlucks. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment roommates and house-guests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more a...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on not driving everyone home, wearing white to a wedding, Jacuzzi jet etiquette, and departing roommate etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about classmates who use disposable cups everyday. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Laura Claridge's biography about Emily Post as a deb...